PT Journal
AU Kampfe, A
   Honer, O
   Willimczik, K
TI MULTIPLICITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN GERMAN ELITE ATHLETES WITH AND WITHOUT A DISABILITY
SO European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity
PY 2014
BP 32
EP 48
VL 7
IS 1
DI 10.5507/euj.2014.003
DE sport and exercise psychology; elite disability sport; motives; incentives; career phases
AB While achievement motivation influences success in elite sports, the empirical knowledge on its manifoldaspects and its development is quite rudimentary, especially in disability sports. This study analyzesmotivation of athletes with a disability (N=73) as opposed to athletes without a disability (N=156). Wesurveyed these German elite athletes (N=229) in a 2x3 design retrospectively, regarding various facets ofachievement motivation during three career phases (initiation, development and mastery). Results showedthat enjoying the sport and improving one's personal performance level have great relevance for athleteswith a disability, whereas incentives such as career opportunities and earning money are less important.MANOVAs revealed differences between athletes with and without a disability regarding incentives as wellas personal factors. For the latter, nearly all personal factors developed significantly over the career phases.These results provide empirical knowledge for new implications regarding psychological consultations inelite disability sports.
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